2011 World Masters (darts)

Winmau World Masters
Tournament information
Dates September 1 – 4
Venue Hull Arena
Location East Riding of Yorkshire
Country England
Organisation(s) BDO
Format Sets
Prize fund £65,500
Winners share £25,000 (men), £5,000 (women)
High checkout £1k (non-televised), £2k (televised)

The 2011 Winmau World Masters was a major televised tournament on the BDO/WDF calendar for 2011. It took place from September 1–4 in the Hull Arena, which hosted the event for the first time, taking over from the nearby Hull City Hall.

Defending men's champion Martin Adams lost in the semi finals to Scott Waites, who went on to win his first World Masters title beating Dean Winstanley by 7 sets to 2 in the final. Defending women's Master Julie Gore lost in the semi finals to Trina Gulliver.

Contents

Seeds

Men

These were finalised on completion of the 2011 Swedish Open on August 19–21. The mens seeds were exempt until the Last 16 stage and could not play each other until the quarter final stage.[1]

  1. Martin Adams
  2. Dean Winstanley
  3. Robbie Green
  4. Scott Waites
  5. Gary Robson
  6. Ross Montgomery
  7. Tony West
  8. John Walton

Women

These were finalised on completion of the 2011 Swedish Open on August 19–21. The ladies seeds entered at the start of the competition however could not play each other until the quarter final stage. Francis Hoenselaar was scheduled to be the number 8 seed, but pulled out for personal reasons.

  1. Deta Hedman
  2. Julie Gore
  3. Trina Gulliver
  4. Irina Armstrong
  5. Karen Lawman
  6. Anastasia Dobromyslova
  7. Lorraine Farlam
  8. Karin Krappen

There were no seedings in the boys or girls events.

Mens Draw

Last 24 onwards. All the below matches were televised.

Sets were best of 3 legs.

  Last 24
Best of 5 sets
Losers £0
    Last 16
Best of 5 sets
Losers £1,000
    Quarter Finals
Best of 5 sets
Losers £1,500
    Semi Finals
Best of 9 sets
Losers £3,000
    Final
Best of 13 sets
Winner £25,000
Runner up £10,000
                                               
        1   Martin Adams 94.76 3  
    Kevin Thomas 75.09 0       Steve Douglas 83.22 1    
    Steve Douglas 78.78 3         1   Martin Adams 88.68 3  
      Glen Durrant 85.83 1    
        8   John Walton 86.81 1    
    Glen Durrant 85.53 3       Glen Durrant 97.39 3  
    Craig Baxter 80.22 2       1   Martin Adams 100.35 3  
    4   Scott Waites 102.69 5    
        5   Gary Robson 84.99 3  
    Richard Howson 85.29 2       Andrew Gilding 84.30 1    
    Andrew Gilding 86.34 3         5   Gary Robson 88.95 2  
    4   Scott Waites 97.32 3  
        4   Scott Waites 96.39 3    
    Ewan Hyslop 96.30 3       Ewan Hyslop 91.92 0  
    Robert Wagner 82.26 0       4   Scott Waites 100.62 7
    2   Dean Winstanley 95.85 2
        2   Dean Winstanley 78.54 3  
    Rick Hofstra 81.66 3       Rick Hofstra 73.44 0    
    Jim Widmayer 80.55 2         2   Dean Winstanley 93.18 3  
      Tony West 89.76 2    
        7   Tony West 95.73 3    
    Radek Szaganski 79.38 1       Christian Kist 93.72 2  
    Christian Kist 87.15 3       2   Dean Winstanley 83.10 5  
    6   Ross Montgomery 80.94 4  
        6   Ross Montgomery 88.71 3  
    Colin Fowler 86.97 2       Martin Phillips 84.03 2    
    Martin Phillips 87.63 3         6   Ross Montgomery 90.09 3  
      Stephen Bunting 79.89 0  
        3   Robbie Green 89.31 1    
    Stephen Bunting 82.02 3       Stephen Bunting 90.99 3  
    Peter Johns 77.01 0  

[2]

Ladies Draw

Last 8 onwards. The Semi Finals and Final were televised.

  Quarter Finals
Best of 7 legs
Losers £500
Semi Finals
Best of 7 legs
Losers £750
Final
Best of 7 legs
Winner £5,000
Runner up £2,000
                           
    Merryl Dennis 4  
  Dee Bateman 2  
    Merryl Dennis 3  
    Lisa Ashton 4  
  Zoe Jones 2
    Lisa Ashton 4  
      Lisa Ashton (71.13) 4
  3   Trina Gulliver (69.48) 1
  3   Trina Gulliver 4  
  Jennifer Summerson 3  
  3   Trina Gulliver 4
  2   Julie Gore 1  
7   Lorraine Farlam 2
  2   Julie Gore 4  

Boys Draw

Last 8 onwards.

  Quarter Finals
Best of 7 legs
Semi Finals
Best of 7 legs
Final
Best of 7 legs
                           
    Kenny Neyens 3  
  Jimmy Hendriks 4  
    Jimmy Hendriks 4  
    Mike Zuijdwijk 1  
  Jack Tweddell 2
    Mike Zuijdwijk 4  
      Jimmy Hendriks 4
    Jake Jones 2
    Rhys Griffin 3  
  Sam Cankett 4  
    Sam Cankett 1
    Jake Jones 4  
  Jake Jones 4
    Joe Davis 2  

Girls Draw

Last 8 onwards.

  Quarter Finals
Best of 7 legs
Semi Finals
Best of 7 legs
Final
Best of 7 legs
                           
    Anna-Maria Schulze 0  
  Stacey Ellis 4  
    Stacey Ellis 1  
    Emily Davidson 4  
  Ann-Kathrin Wigmann 0
    Emily Davidson 4  
      Emily Davidson 4
    Alannah Waters 0
    Joyce Schuurman 0  
  Joyce Janssens 4  
    Joyce Janssens 1
    Alannah Waters 4  
  Stefanie Haller
    Alannah Waters  

Television coverage

The tournament was shown in the UK by sports subscription channel ESPN who took over from the BBC who broadcasted the last ten World Masters. ESPN broadcasted the last three days of the tournament.[3] The tournament was shown in the USA for the very first time with ESPN3 broadcasting it.[4] The event was also shown on Eurosport and Eurosport Asia.[5]

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